| 单词 | stay |
| 释义 | stay (steɪ ) Word forms: stays , staying , stayed 1. verb A1 If you stay where you are, you continue to be there and do not leave. 'Stay here,' Trish said. 'I'll bring the car down the drive to take you back.' [VERB adverb/preposition] In the old days the woman stayed at home and the man earned the money. [VERB adverb/preposition] 2. verb A2 If you stay in a town, or hotel, or at someone's house, you live there for a short time. Gordon stayed at The Park Hotel, Milan. [VERB preposition/adverb] He tried to stay a few months every year in Scotland. [VERB noun] Synonyms: lodge, visit, sojourn [literary], put up at Stay is also a noun. An experienced Indian guide is provided during your stay. 3. link verb B1+ If someone or something stays in a particular state or situation, they continue to be in it. The Republican candidate said he would 'work like crazy to stay ahead'. [VERB adverb/preposition] ...community care networks that offer classes on how to stay healthy. [VERB adjective] Nothing stays the same for long. [VERB adjective] Synonyms: continue, remain, go on, survive 4. verb B1 If you stay away from a place, you do not go there. Government employers and officers also stayed away from work during the strike. [VERB + from] Every single employee turned up at the meeting, even people who usually stayed away. 5. here to stay phrase [verb-link PHRASE] B2 If you say that something is here to stay, you mean that people have accepted it and it has become a part of everyday life. Processed food is here to stay, so we need to make it as healthy as possible. It seems unemployment is here to stay. 6. stay put phrase If you stay put, you remain somewhere. He was forced by his condition to stay put and remain out of politics. Nigel says for the moment he is very happy to stay put in Lyon. 7. stay the night phrase If you stay the night in a place, you sleep there for one night. They had invited me to come to supper and stay the night. Phrasal verbs: stay in phrasal verb B1 If you stay in during the evening, you remain at home and do not go out. If I stay in my boyfriend cooks a wonderful lasagne or chicken or steak. [VERB PARTICLE] Before we had our child the idea of staying in every night would have been horrific. [VERB PARTICLE] stay on phrasal verb If you stay on somewhere, you remain there after other people have left or after the time when you were going to leave. He had managed to arrange to stay on in Adelaide. [VERB PARTICLE] ...an allowance for poorer pupils who want to stay on at school. [VERB PARTICLE] The board reversed its decision and asked Mr. Evans to stay on. [VERB PARTICLE] stay out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you stay out at night, you remain away from home, especially when you are expected to be there. That was the first time Elliot stayed out all night. [VERB PARTICLE] I met some friends and stayed out until eleven or twelve. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If workers who are striking stay out, they remain on strike. [mainly British] The electricians at the power stations went on strike and stayed out nearly five days. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you stay out of something, you do not get involved in it. In the past, the U.N. has stayed out of the internal affairs of countries unless invited in. [VERB PARTICLE + of] After months of staying well out of the problem, Washington has expressed a willingness to help find a solution. [VERB PARTICLE + of] stay up phrasal verb B2 If you stay up, you remain out of bed at a time when most people have gone to bed or at a time when you are normally in bed yourself. I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies. [VERB PARTICLE adverb/preposition] Idioms: stay the course to finish a difficult or unpleasant task, even though you have found it hard One in three graduate recruits fails to stay the course. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: long-term stay And the 1,450 students, who already need visas for a long-term stay, may also feel less welcome. Times, Sunday Times However, a holiday soon became a long-term stay. The Sun Not if they plan a long-term stay. The Sun Several places on the island lend themselves especially well to a long-term stay. Globe and Mail Some locations have furnished apartments for long-term stay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They stayed together as units, backing up to a staging area on soccer fields in a block that wasn't on fire. Globe and Mail (2003) Her closing argument was that the chambers were all one big bickering family and that families stay together. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The public collection didn't stay together for long. Times, Sunday Times (2016) You could just pay couples to stay together. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The scheme will be slightly skewed to encourage couples to stay together but because of tax credit cuts many families will lose overall. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Though he stayed upright, his back wheel had been buckled and would no longer revolve through the frame. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And she still needs crutches to give her torso the stability to stay upright. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The man who was supposed to have a glass jaw stayed upright. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And she doesn't make it easy for them... they have to stay upright in a pair of ridiculous heels and control a husky dog. The Sun (2011) I am at least staying upright and managing to float my mat sufficiently well to perform some of the moves being shouted by our poolside instructor. Times, Sunday Times (2016) To attract younger residents, authorities are considering prolonging the temporary stay and offering free offices and studios for the self-employed. Times, Sunday Times But gradually a temporary stay became long-term and, ultimately, permanent. Times, Sunday Times She issued a temporary stay before concluding that the lawyer's appeals were not supported by witness accounts. Times, Sunday Times The students sued the college and won a temporary stay in a regional court. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Certainly they regarded it only as temporary stay, during which they hoped for better days. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can book a three-night weekend stay or four-night midweek break from 9.50 per head, based on four or more sharing. The Sun Prices start at 399 for a weekend stay. The Sun Some are knocking up to 50% off the rate for a weekend stay. Times, Sunday Times Two nights midweek will set fans back 850, while a weekend stay costs 1,800. Times, Sunday Times Prices start at €495 (433) for a three-night weekend stay. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 逗留, 逗留, 暂住 Japanese: 滞在, とどまる, 滞在する |
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